Shloka 113
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
ततोदानवदर्पघ्नंसौमित्रिंदेवकण्टकः ।तंपीडयित्वाबाहुभ्यांनप्रभुर्लङ्घनेऽभवत् ।।6.59.113।।
tato dānavadarpaghnaṃ saumitriṃ devakaṇṭakaḥ |
taṃ pīḍayitvā bāhubhyāṃ na prabhur laṅghane 'bhavat ||6.59.113||
പിന്നെ ദേവന്മാർക്കു കണ്ഠകമായ രാവണൻ, ദാനവദർപ്പം തകർക്കുന്ന സൗമിത്രിയെ തന്റെ ഭുജങ്ങളാൽ ഞെരിച്ചിട്ടും, അവനെ ഉയർത്തി നീക്കാൻ അവനാൽ കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല.
Thereafter, Ravana the enemy of Devatas was not capable of lifting Lakshmana's shoulders. Lakshmana could crush the pride of Rakshasas.
FAQs
Adharma’s force fails against dharmic steadfastness: tyranny may press down, but it cannot truly ‘raise’ or carry away the righteous from their duty.
Rāvaṇa tries to overpower and lift Lakṣmaṇa after wounding him, but cannot accomplish it.
Lakṣmaṇa’s unbreakable resolve and moral weight—strength that frustrates the oppressor.